Tag: BORING

We've seen our fair share of slow news days here at Switched, but, according to a computer programmer named William Tunstall-Pedoe, none in living memory has ever been quite as dull as April 11th, 1954. On that Sunday, Belgium held a general election, a Turkish academic named Abdullah Atalar was born, and a soccer player named Jack Shufflebotham died. And, apparently, that was about it. As the ...

Yawn. We need some more coffee. We just watched the first trailer spewed forth by the viral marketing machine behind David Fincher's 'The Social Network' that actually includes footage from the movie. And, you know, we're obligated to post it here, because it's a thing on the Internet about the Internet and there's just no way in hell a site like ours could ignore it. We've harped on the ...

Since the dawn of the Atari, developers have striven for realistic gaming: titles that mimic real-world situations. Problem is, not everyone's life is like Solid Snake's, and sometimes replicating virtual reality gets a tad too realistic. For every pulse-pounding 'Grand Theft Auto' or mind-expanding 'Katamari,' there are yawn-inducing titles like 'Walk It Out.' Games are for escapism, we say, not ...

You may remember in April when we reported that the Boring family was suing Google over images of their home appearing in Google Map's Street View. Now, Google has filed its brief with the court that is basically legalese for "you've got to be kidding me." The main thrust of Google's argument is that "complete privacy does not exist" because of technology. The search giant countered the ...

We are all in agreement, Google Street View is freaking creepy, but is it lawsuit worthy? Aaron C. and Christine A. Boring (yes, their real names) are suing Google because images of their home appear on Google Maps' Street View. According to the Boring suit filed in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Oakridge Lane is a private road and the "reckless conduct" of Google has "exposed plaintiff's ...

As a general rule, you don't want to insult the product you're trying to sell ... but don't try to tell that to John Riccitiello, CEO of video game factory Electronic Arts. Riccitiello is quoted in the Wall Street Journal as saying that most video games are boring and that companies need to do more to appeal to the casual gamer. "We're boring people to death and making games that are harder and ...